Daily Mirror Silver Cup
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The Daily Mirror Silver Cup was a series of American football games, played by US Navy Servicemen in Great Britain in 1910. The Daily Mirror became the title sponsor.[1]
The first game was on Thanksgiving Day November 23. It was to be played at Crystal Palace between the USS Idaho (Navy’s Division III champions) and the USS Michigan (Division I champions). However, the Michigan team pulled out of the game and was replaced by a team from the USS Vermont. The team from the USS Idaho won 19-0 in front of a crowd of 10,000, collecting the Daily Mirror Silver Cup from the Duke of Manchester.